Grocer&#39;s cabinet.



No. 831,946. PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906.

W. GOSS.

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"WILLIAM GOSS, OF OSAGE CITY, KANSAS.

"GROCERS CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906;

Application filed September 30, 1905- Serial No. 280.775.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VILLIAM Goss, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Osage City, in the county of Osage and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grocers Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to grocers cabinets; and it has for its object to provide a simple and durable cabinet designed more particularly for holding cheese and the like and one embodying a door which is adapted to be quickly and easily opened to a great extent and secured in its open position and is also adapted when released to quickly reassume its closed position and thoroughly close the case.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciiication, in which-H Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cabinet constituting the present and preferred embodiment of my invention as the same appears when closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the cabinet as it appears when cpen. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cabinet with the top or cap partly broken away to illustrate the arrangement of the spring and the manner in which the same is connected to the rotary door-section and also to illustrate the latchbolt carried by said door-section. Fig. 4 is a diametrical section of the cabinet when closed, and Fig. 5 is a diametrical section of the cabinet when open.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings, referring to which- A is the body-section of my novel cabinet. The said body-section comprises a base a, having a circular channel l) at its upper side and a semicircular side wall c fixed to and rising from the base outsideof` the circular channel. I prefer to have the side wall c comprise a frame of sheet metal and panels of wire-gauze or reticulatedv material, as shown, though it may be of any other construction compatible with the purpose of my invention without departure from the spirit thereof. In one end the said side wall c is provided with a notch d for a purpose hereinafter made clear.

B is the rotary door-section of the cabinet. This door-section is made up of a circular top wall e, having an upwardly-directed marginal iangef and a semicircular side wall g fixed to the top wall e and composed, by preference, of a framework and panels of wire-gauze or reticulated material, as shown, At one end the said side wall is provided with a knob h, which when the door-section is closed is designed to take into the notch d, so as to enable the side wall of the door-section to lap the side wall of the body-section and contribute in that way to the thoroughness of the closure. The lower edge of the side wall g of the door-section B is seated in the circular channel b of the baseva, and hen'ce it will be seen that the said door-section is free to turn or rotate in the body-section.

C is the top or cap of the cabinet. This element is provided with a reduced portion i,

which rests in and is fixed to the side wall c of body-section A, and it is also provided with a circular channel y', which receives the upper edge of the circular iiange f on the door-section B.

D is a coiled spring disposed below and connected at one end to the top or cap C. This spring terminates at its opposite end in an arm k, which is connected to a lug Z on the top wall e of the door-section B, as shown.

E is a vertically-movable bolt extending upwardly through an aperture 'm in the wall e of door-section B and designed when said door-section is opened to the full extent to enter a keeper-socket 'n in the under side of the top or cap C.

F is a bell-crank lever fulcrumed in ahanger on the under side of the top wall e of the doorsection B and having its comparatively short arm pivotally connected to the lower end of the bolt E, and G is a tractile spring connected at one end to thelong arm of the lever F and at its opposite end to a lug p on the under side of the wall e.

In the practical use of my novel cabinet the door-section rests when closed in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4 and when fully opened in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5. Now it will be noticed that in moving the door-section from the first-mentioned position to the second-mentioned position the spring D will be placed under tension, and

hence when the door-section is released the said spring will operate to quickly return said door-section to its closed position: When the door-section B is opened tothe full extent, the bolt E will automatically enter the keeper-socket n in the top or cap C, and thereby lock the. door-section in its open position IOO IIO

and against casual or accidental closing. With this done it will be observed that the cabinet is open throughout about onehalf of its circumference, and hence cheese or other substance may be readily placed. in and removed from the cabinet. Also cheese or the like in the cabinet may be conveniently cut and handled. To effect quick closing of the cabinet, the operator has but to draw the long arm of the bell-crank lever F outwardly, so as to withdraw the bolt E from the keepersocket n, since when this is done the spring D will expand to its normal state and in so doing will expeditiously move the door-section B to its closed position. It will further be observed in this connection that the spring D will tend. to retain the door-section B in its closed position and against casual opening. While the door-section B is closed or partly opened, the bolt E will be held by the tension of its spring under pressure against the lower side of the top or cap C, and from this it follows that when said bolt registers with the keeper-socket n it will be quickly forced into the said socket to perform the function hereinbefore ascribed to it.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that notwithstanding the fact that my novel cabinet is closed by simply pulling on the lever F the said cabinet is simple and inexpensive in construction, is reliable in operation, and is well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which apparatus used. in grocery stores and like places is ordinarily subjected.

Having fully described the invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a cabinet, the combination of a body having a side wall which describes a part of a circle and also having a top fixed to said side wall, a door having a similarly-shaped side wall movable at the side of the side wall of the body and also having a top wall fixed. to and movable with its said side wall, and a coiled spring resting between the top wall of the body and the top wall of the door and connected at one end. to the top wall of the body and having an arm connected to the top wall of the door at a point adjacent to the side wall thereof.

2. In a cabinet, the combination of a body having a side wall which describes a part of a circle and also having a top fixed to said side wall, a door having a similarly-shaped side wall movable at the side of the side wall of the body and also having a top wall fixed to and movable with its said side wall, a coiled spring resting between the top wall of the body and the top wall of the door and connected at one end to the top wall of the body and having an arm connected to the top wall of the door at a point adjacent to the side wall thereof, a keeper-socket in the top wall of the body, and a latch on the door arranged when the door is opened to spring into engagement with the keeper-socket of the body.

3. A cabinet comprising a body having a side wall which describes a part of a circle and also having a keeper, a door having a similarly-shaped side wall movable at the side of the side wall of the body, a spring which is placed under tension by the opening of the door and serves when the door is released to move the same to its closed position, and a latch on the door arranged when the door is opened to spring into engagement with the keeper of the body.

4. In a cabinet, the combination with a body comprising a base having a circular channel at its upper side, a top or cap having a circular channel at its under side, and a semicircular side wall 'Iixedly connected to the base and the top or cap; of a door having a semicirc'ular side wall disposed at the side of the side wall of the body and arranged with its edges in the channels of the base and top or cap, and a spring for automatically closing said door.

5. In a cabinet, the combination with a body comprising a base having a circular channel at its upper side, a top or cap having a circular channel at its under side and also having a keeper-socket, and a semicircular side wall fixedly connected to the base and the top or cap; of a door having a semicircular side wall disposed at the side of the side wall of the body and arranged with its edges in the circular channels of the base and the top or cap and. also having a top wall provided with an aperture, a spring-pressed bolt disposed in said aperture and adapted to enter the keepersocket of the body, means through the medium of which said bolt may be withdrawn from the keeper-socket, and a spring for automatically closing the said door.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GOSS.

Witnesses:

NICHOLAS LoTZ, JOHN P. MCLAUGHLIN.

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